Rio Grande do Norte State League 1982

Campeonato Potiguar 1982

Clubs:

ABC Futebol Clube (Natal)
ALECRIM Futebol Clube (Natal)
AMÉRICA Futebol Clube (Natal)
Associação Cultural Desportiva POTIGUAR (Mossoró)
Associação Cultural Esporte Clube BARAÚNAS (Mossoró)
Associação Cultural Esportiva POTYGUAR Seridoense (Currais Novos) 
Clube ATLÉTICO Potiguar (Natal)
RIACHUELO Atlético Clube (Natal)

Rules:
- Three stages, each with qualifiers and a knockout round.
- Top six teams from stages 1 and 2 qualify to 3rd stage.
- Stage champions qualify to league finals.

Regulamento:
- Três turnos, cada um com uma fase classificatória e fase eliminatória.
- Os melhores seis times do 1º e 2º turnos se classificam para o 3º turno.
- Os campeões dos turnos se classificam para as finais.

First stage - qualifying round
Primeiro turno - fase classificatória

[Jul 21]
ABC          1-1  Riachuelo
América      4-0  Atlético
[Jul 22]
Alecrim      1-1  Potyguar/CN

[Jul 25]
América      4-0  Riachuelo
ABC          2-0  Atlético
Potyguar/CN  2-1  Baraúnas

[Jul 29]
América      0-0  Potiguar/M
Riachuelo    0-1  Baraúnas

[Aug 01]
ABC          1-2  Alecrim
Potiguar/M   0-0  Atlético
Potyguar/CN  0-1  América

[Aug 04]
ABC          3-0  Potyguar/CN
Atlético     0-1  Baraúnas
[Aug 05]
Alecrim      1-1  Potiguar/M

[Aug 08]
América      1-1  Baraúnas
Potyguar/CN  1-1  Riachuelo
Potiguar/M   0-1  ABC
Alecrim      3-2  Atlético

[Aug 11]
Alecrim      1-0  Riachuelo
[Aug 12]
Potiguar/M   1-1  Potyguar/CN
ABC          3-1  Baraúnas

[Aug 15]
Potiguar/M   3-1  Riachuelo
Atlético     1-1  Potyguar/CN
América      0-0  Alecrim

[Aug 18]
Baraúnas     4-0  Alecrim

[Aug 22]
ABC          0-0  América
Baraúnas     0-1  Potiguar/M
Atlético     1-0  Riachuelo

Team           M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.ABC          7  4  2  1  11- 4  10  Qualified to stage semifinals
2.América      7  3  4  0  10- 1  10  Qualified to stage semifinals
3.Alecrim      7  3  3  1   8- 9   9  Qualified to stage semifinals
4.Potiguar/M   7  2  4  1   6- 4   8  Qualified to stage semifinals
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5.Baraúnas     7  3  1  3   9- 7   7
6.Potyguar/CN  7  1  4  2   6- 9   6
7.Atlético     7  1  2  4   4-11   4
8.Riachuelo    7  0  2  5   3-12   2

First stage semifinals
Semifinais do primeiro turno

Team on the left plays first leg at home.
O time à esquerda joga a primeira partida em casa.

[Aug 25 and 29]
Alecrim     3-0  3-0  ABC
[Aug 29 and Sep 01]
Potiguar/M  1-2  2-2  América

First stage finals
Finais do primeiro turno

Team on the left plays first leg at home.
O time à esquerda joga a primeira partida em casa.

[Sep 05 and 07]
Alecrim  1-1  0-0  América  [0-0 a.e.t., 4-5 p.k.]

América qualify to league finals.

Second stage - qualifying round
Segundo turno - fase classificatória

[Sep 12]
Atlético     1-4  América
Potyguar/CN  2-0  Potiguar/M
Riachuelo    2-1  ABC

[Sep 15]
Atlético     0-3  ABC
Potiguar/M   0-3  Alecrim
Riachuelo    0-0  América
[Sep 16]
Baraúnas     0-0  Potyguar/CN

[Sep 19]
Alecrim      1-1  ABC
Baraúnas     0-3  América
Riachuelo    3-0  Potiguar/M

[Sep 22]
América      2-0  Potyguar/CN
[Sep 23]
Riachuelo    0-1  Alecrim

[Sep 25]
Potyguar/CN  2-1  ABC
Alecrim      2-2  América
Atlético     2-5  Potiguar/M
Baraúnas     0-1  Riachuelo

[Sep 29]
Atlético     1-1  Alecrim
Baraúnas     0-2  ABC
Riachuelo    0-2  Potyguar/CN
[Sep 30]
Potiguar/M   0-0  América

[Oct 03]
ABC          2-1  Potiguar/M
Baraúnas     2-0  Atlético
Potyguar/CN  1-1  Alecrim

[Oct 06]
Alecrim      2-2  Baraúnas
Riachuelo    2-1  Atlético

[Oct 10]
América      2-1  ABC
Potiguar/M   1-1  Baraúnas
Potyguar/CN  0-0  Atlético

Team           M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.América      7  4  3  0  13- 4  11  Qualified to stage semifinals
2.Riachuelo    7  4  1  2   8- 5   9  Qualified to stage semifinals
3.Potyguar/CN  7  3  3  1   7- 4   9  Qualified to stage semifinals
4.Alecrim      7  2  5  0  11- 7   9  Qualified to stage semifinals
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5.ABC          7  3  1  3  11- 8   7
6.Baraúnas     7  1  3  3   5- 9   5
7.Potiguar/M   7  1  2  4   7-13   4
8.Atlético     7  0  2  5   5-17   2

Second stage semifinals
Semifinais do segundo turno

[Oct 17 and 20]
Alecrim      0-2  1-0  Riachuelo  [1-0 a.e.t.]
[Oct 17 and 21]
Potyguar/CN  0-1  1-2  América

Second stage finals
Finais do segundo turno

[Oct 24 and 27]
Alecrim  1-1  0-2  América

América qualify to league finals.

Standings - 1st and 2nd stages
Classificação - 1º e 2º turnos

Team            M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.América      14  7  7  0  23- 5  21  Qualified to third stage
2.Alecrim      14  5  8  1  19-16  18  Qualified to third stage
3.ABC          14  7  3  4  22-12  17  Qualified to third stage
4.Potyguar/CN  14  4  7  3  13-13  15  Qualified to third stage
5.Baraúnas     14  4  4  6  14-16  12  Qualified to third stage
6.Potiguar/M   14  3  6  5  13-17  12  Qualified to third stage
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7.Riachuelo    14  4  3  7  11-17  11
8.Atlético     14  1  4  9   9-28   6

Third stage - qualifying round
Terceiro turno - fase classificatória

Group A and Group B play against each other.
Grupo A e Grupo B se enfrentam.

Round 1
[Oct 24]
Baraúnas     1-1  Potiguar/M
[Oct 30]
América      3-0  Potyguar/CN
[Oct 31]
Alecrim      4-2  ABC

Round 2
[Nov 03]
América      2-1  Potiguar/M
ABC          1-1  Potyguar/CN
[Nov 04]
Alecrim      1-0  Baraúnas

Round 3
[Nov 06]
ABC          2-1  Baraúnas
[Nov 07]
América      3-0  Alecrim
Potyguar/CN  2-3  Potiguar/M

Round 4
[Oct 28]
ABC          5-2  Potiguar/M
[Nov 10]
América      2-1  Baraúnas
Alecrim      4-0  Potyguar/CN

Round 5
[Nov 13]
Alecrim      4-3  Potiguar/M
[Nov 14]
Potyguar/CN  awd  Baraúnas     [Originally 5-0, awarded 0-1 because Potyguar/CN fielded irregular players]
América      0-0  ABC

Team           M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.América      5  4  1  0  10- 2   9  Qualified to stage semifinals
2.Alecrim      5  4  0  1  13- 8   8  Qualified to stage semifinals
3.ABC          5  2  2  1  10- 8   6  Qualified to stage semifinals
4.Baraúnas     5  1  1  3   4- 6   3  Qualified to stage semifinals
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5.Potiguar/M   5  1  1  3  10-14   3
6.Potyguar/CN  5  0  1  4   3-12   1

Third stage semifinals
Semifinais do terceiro turno

[Nov 17 and 21]
ABC       0-0  2-2  América  [0-0 a.e.t., 1-2 p.k.]
[Nov 21 and 24]
Baraúnas  0-0  1-1  Alecrim  [0-1 a.e.t.]

Third stage finals
Finais do terceiro turno

[Nov 28 and Dec 01]
Alecrim  0-3  0-0  América

América wins the league for winning all three stages.

*** AMÉRICA are 1982 Rio Grande do Norte undefeated state champions ***

Final standings:

Team            M  W  D  L  GF-GA Pts
1.América      31 16 15  0  49-15  47  Champions
2.Alecrim      31 12 14  5  42-34  38
3.ABC          23  9  7  7  34-28  25
4.Baraúnas     21  5  7  9  19-23  17
5.Potiguar/M   21  4  8  9  26-35  16
6.Potyguar/CN  21  4  8  9  17-28  16
7.Riachuelo    16  5  3  8  13-18  13
8.Atlético     14  1  4  9   9-28   6  [1]

[1] Was not relegated because there were not enough clubs to form a Second Division in 1982.

1981

1983

list of champions


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